leg-of-mutton
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of leg-of-mutton
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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A cropped sequined black moto jacket/bolero with leg-of-mutton sleeves came matched with an olive drab corset atop a camo ruffled skirt.
From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2020
Given that Violet once wore leg-of-mutton sleeves, she was in no position to condemn.
From Slate ● Feb. 18, 2013
Mr. Lauren starts weaving a narrative — the floral prints, leg-of-mutton sleeves, velvets and gent trousers that blurrily evoke the late 19th century — and pretty soon you’re seeing contemporary possibilities.
From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2010
Fashions changed from broughams and leg-of-mutton sleeves to Stanley Steamers and hobble skirts, but the Herbert tunes endured.
From Time Magazine Archive
Again the villagers flung open the door and again found the Devil had been at work, for there was Wat finishing off William Reeve’s leg-of-mutton dinner.
From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman
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